Shoe-heel.



W. M. WHITE.

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Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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application sies november c. isla. serial no. 795.542.

To all ywim/1t 'it' 'm @y concern lie it known that l, VVUJJAM. M. lHrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county 'of lfl/'ashington and State of Virginio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoelleels; and I do declare the 'following to be a full,

'-clenr, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to masc ond use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe heels and more particularl)7 te those having detachable heel pads.

The primary obje-ct of the invention is to provide a device of this character'which `will be simple, strong, and elicient in operation and which will present a neat appearance on a shoe.

A secondary object is to provide means for securely retaining the removable pad on the heel and yetv render it readily detachable when desired.

Still another object is to provide e guide for the removable pad, of such construction as to render it readily applicable as en antisli'pping device, when the pecl is removed.

With these objects in view the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawings,

Wherein:-

Figure l is a. side elevation of' part ci r. shoe showing the application or" roy inten tion, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional v1- portion of the shoe on a line 2-2 oi showing an inner end View of the heel 3 is a central vertical longitudinal the heel, Fig. l is a bottom plan niet r removable psd guide, and Fig. is a t horizontal sectional view showing; position of parts when the retaining screws being inserted. ln the accompanying drawings, t? merel l designates a shoeo" any sul sha e and? the usual heel thereon. 'o occured to the bottomV oi this heel in sui nble manner such. as by the sere-ws metal plete e having a downwardly p ing iJolien-'sed flange 5 undercut as its inner side and beveled as at 7 on Seien# holes 8 sro disposed a able intervals through the flax/ige Adapted for insertion Within the U- shaped guide 5 is a dove tail leather tongue 9 secured in any suitable in snner to the heel parll() which may be constructed of rubber or other yielding material. The edges o the dove tail tongue 9 are provided with screw holes ll which are disposed slightly in advance of' the screw holes 8 in the guide lilith this construction, the dove tail tongue 9 is slipped into the lJ-shaped guide and when in this position, as before stated, the holes ll will be slightly in' advance et the holes 8. Tapered screws l2 are then inserted through these holes 8 and l1, and by so doing', it Will be""readily seen that the dove tail tongue 9 will be forcibly engaged with the rear end of the U-shaped guide 5,

Bjr lieveling the under side of the. tlshaped guide as at 7, I provide a very simple, vet elicient, anti-slipping device which (itl may be used When the pad 'l0 is removed and which will be covered and protected when said pad is in position Within said guide.

l Wish it further understood that the beveled lower end of the tiange 5 likewise acts ay thrust bearing for receiving all lateral thrust exerted on the pad 10.A since said flange is of greater'height than the thickness o'l the tongue Q and is beveled downwardly outwardly from said pad to its outer edge, the pad l@ projecting laterally beneath. seid beveled lower end or" the 'dange and loe-- ing; shaped to contorni to the bevel thereof. Without this construction, the lateral thrust c. lrtediu'ion the pad lOWould se directly imparted to the tongue. 9, therebiT tendinel to dislodge the saine from its engagement with the undercut 'liange 5.

claim as my invention s..

The combination with a shoe. heel of a n tl-shaped iange depending from the rear and. side edges of said plete end having its kinner side undercut, a doveetail tongue einloy seid flange and rcontacting at sicleenol rear edges and with the undercut inner side tliereozt', said tongue being 'of less thickness than the height et' the ange' and. the latter being beveled downwardly and outwardly from said tongue to its outer edge to provide a thrust bearing, and a pad secured to the tongue end projecting laterally Sill lfitl therefrom beneath the flange, the upper corner of said laterally projecting portion of be imparted to said lower edge of the flange.

' vIn testimony whereof I haye hereu'nto Set' my hancl in ,presence of two subscribing,wit1

neslees.

WILLIAM M; WHITE.

Witnesses: i

FLOYD H. ROBERTS., B. S. Gone. 

